“We are excited to welcome Tomas Fleischmann to the Florida Panthers organization,” said Tallon. “Tomas is a big, hard-working winger that can play a variety of roles for our team and will add depth at the forward position.”

Fleischmann, 27, had 12 goals and 19 assists (31 points) in 45 games with the Washington Capitals (23 games) and Colorado Avalanche (22 games) last season. For his career in the NHL, the Koprivnice, Czech Republic native has scored 68 goals and 159 points in 305 games. He had a career-high 23 goals and 51 points with Washington during the 2009-10 NHL season. He has played in 22 postseason games scoring three goals and two assists.